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Maybe ther is a quicker way to do this but, i dont know, i had the same problem and what i did was rRecompile the kernel..

if you dont know how to recompile the kernel here's how
assuming you have the 2.4.20 kernel

Go in your kenrel directory source /usr/src/linux-2.4.20
type the following in the shell:
make xconfig
when the gui pops up, click on Load from file and type .config
save and exit.
now you compile..
in the shell type:
make clean
make dep
make clean
make bzImage
make clean
make modules
make modules_install
make install
make clean

The process should take from 30 to 60 minutes, depending the speed of your cpu.
I have a P4 1.5Ghz and it took me 35 minutes.
It worked for me, i assume it should work for you.